Oh my goodness, 90?! I have to say I knew it had been around for forever but I had no idea it was that long ago! Hopefully there will be a big, fun deal made out of the 100th anniversary, though that is a bit away.

It's crazy to think how far horror has come since this film and other early horror films and how much the genre has evolved. To start with the very basic silent films to what we have now, the Internet and computer animation and GIFs, goodness so many GIFs (I just found a huge collection over at http://www.ranker.com/list/the-30-scariest-gifs-in-internet-history/brian-gilmore if you're interested) it's nuts. Of course the new films will never compete on the same level as the classics but with all the technology we have these days it's easy to be optimistic for the future of the genre.

Today's Washington Post has its list of the scariest films of all time. One guess allowed for its opening pic:http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-scariest-movies-of-all-time/2010/10/19/gIQAklWg1L_gallery.html?hpid=z7

Which horror film *should* be remade?

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I've been fascinated with horror ever since my parents let me watch The Exorcist at 8 years old (what were they thinking??) and I ran up to my bed screaming when Linda Blair's eyes rolled into the back of her head.Although it often gets a bad rap from "mainstream" critics and audiences alike, horror has often been the most creative and vibrant movie genre of all, from Nosferatu to Saw. Some of the finest motion pictures ever made are part of the horror genre, including Frankenstein, Psycho, The Shining and my personal all-time favorite, George Romero's Dawn of the Dead.This blog is the culmination of my 25-year love affair with all things blood and guts--so check back here often for news and opinion on the world of horror. And remember...